How to Reach LEAD Maryland Foundation, located at the Wye Research and Education Center (WREC), Queenstown, MD:

From Baltimore, Maryland:Take Maryland Route 97 south to US Route 50 east and follow signs to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Cross the Bay Bridge and stay on Route 50 east for approximately 12 miles. Turn right at yellow blinking light (½ mile after mile 49 post marker) onto Carmichael Road, and follow for approximately 3½ miles to Cheston Lane. Right onto Cheston and follow for approximately 1½ miles to fork in road; left at fork to WREC parking lot.

From Washington, D.C.:Follow US Route 50 east to Annapolis, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Cross the Bay Bridge and stay on Route 50 east for approximately 12 miles. Turn right ½ mile after mile 49 post marker, onto Carmichael Road (yellow blinking light). Follow for approximately 3½ miles to Cheston Lane. Right onto Cheston and follow for approximately 1½ miles to fork in road; left at fork to WREC parking lot.

From Wilmington, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City:At the west end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge (near Wilmington, Delaware), follow US Route 301 south about 65 miles to the overpass at US Route 213 (Queen Anne's County). Take Route 213 south and follow to traffic light at US Route 50. Turn right onto Rt. 50 (west). Turn left onto Carmichael Road, ½ mile after mile 50 post marker, at yellow blinking light. Follow for approximately 3½ miles to Cheston Lane. Right onto Cheston and follow for approximately 1½ miles to fork in road; left at fork to WREC parking lot.

From Norfolk and Tidewater, Virginia:Cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and follow US route 13 north to Salisbury, Maryland. In Salisbury, take US Route 50 west (left) and proceed to US Route 50 west about 64 miles, passing through Cambridge and Easton. Continue on Route 50 west, past Route 404 and Route 213. Turn left onto Carmichael Road, ½ mile after mile 50 post marker, at yellow blinking light. Follow for approximately 3½ miles to Cheston Lane. Right onto Cheston and follow for approximately 1½ miles to fork in road; left at fork to WREC parking lot.

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